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I am surprised at the number of small paint chips I have on the front of my White 2019 GX 460. I've owned a number of other Lexus' vehicles and
have not had nearly as many chips. I only have 10K miles on it, and keep it waxed. Has anyone else had this or a similar problem?
Bound to happen, the front is a large flat surface area... waxing doesnt protect against items chipping paint ... try a paint protective film if concerned for longterm protection
I am surprised at the number of small paint chips I have on the front of my White 2019 GX 460. I've owned a number of other Lexus' vehicles and
have not had nearly as many chips. I only have 10K miles on it, and keep it waxed. Has anyone else had this or a similar problem?
Al
There's also a ton of posting about the Super White 4Runner suffering from the same thing. The consensus seems to be the paint is super thin and even more so for the white color. At least Toyota is consistent across their lines when being cheap with paint. There may also be some type of recall occurring for the 4Runners but it was only certain model years. I'm uncertain if anything similar exists for the GX but you could certainly look into it. Otherwise, I agree with @nuclearn8 that protective film is the only fix to prevent further chips.
The Toyota superwhite color is a single stage paint application I believe (gets powdery finish under intense uv over time)... the starfire pearl or any metallic color for that matter is 2 stage paint with a separate clear coat and generally more durable than single.stage against uv anyway... cause when you wax it you're protecting the clear coat which is protecting the actual paint... waxing a white Toyota you're waxing the paint itself...
My prior 2018 Nebula has ZERO chips which actually suprised me but I did come from cars which are lower to the ground and take the chips right on the hood.
I noticed a couple of chips in our 2019 (and we have only put like 600 miles on it since we picked it up from the dealer and there are already a couple of chips in the front. not sure what the deal is but any toyota/lexus with white paint chips like crazy, or maybe its just easier to see since the bumpers are black under the paint?...
and you'll do expert level touch ups easily. My LS430 has the pearl coat where the touch up is actually 3 separate parts. I just do the base coat and don't bother with the other two.
If you get that touchup pen, just put a drop of paint in the opening and tap the pointy end where you want to do the touch up.
Where are you guys buying these paints online? the link to the paints that fla2smoker posted have 200 dollar shipping charges... and we're in the same state, so obviously I want to order from somewhere else.
Wife has a 2019 in white. Literally driving to the detailer to get Xpel applied when we get there she tells me "I heard a big crack sound pulling onto the highway...".
We take a look around and sure enough a nice chip right down to the plastic on the front bumper beneath the headlight. My detailer was able to touch it up (it's apparent not with the exact color..but close enough) and then put film over it.
It's now little over 2 years old and the film has held up great and still looks great. The few times I've driven it I have been pelted with rocks chips and w/o the film the front would look speckled. The area we live in they tar and chip roads. Why... no idea because the same roads they tar and chip they repave (some in the same year). If you've never experience a tar and chip road it's a pleasure. Motorcycles really love it... Also got a cracked windshield this summer because of those damn chips (different vehicle).
10-01-20, 05:48 AM
2019 Lexus GX 460 Paint Chipping
There may also be some type of recall occurring for the 4Runners but it was only certain model years. I'm uncertain if anything similar exists for the GX but you could certainly look into it. Otherwise, I agree with @nuclearn8 that protective film is the only fix to prevent further chips.
